State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Sledge

Decided December 11, 1997. Philip A. Talmadge wrote the opinion for the court.

133 Wash. 2d 828 · Cited 170 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

State v. Fisher · 739 P.2d 683
State v. Wakefield · 130 Wash. 2d 464
Mabry v. Johnson · 467 U.S. 504
Badgett v. Security State Bank · 807 P.2d 356
State v. Tourtellotte · 564 P.2d 799
State v. Todd · 474 P.2d 542
State v. Nelson · 740 P.2d 835
State v. Vaughn · 924 P.2d 27
State v. Hall · 706 P.2d 1074
State v. Crider · 899 P.2d 24
State v. Coppin · 791 P.2d 228
State v. Peterson · 651 P.2d 211
State v. Sledge · 922 P.2d 832
State v. Collins · 731 P.2d 1157
State v. Ross · 883 P.2d 329
State v. Mollichi · 132 Wash. 2d 80
State v. Mollichi · 936 P.2d 408
United States v. Ailsworth · 927 F. Supp. 1438

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

State v. Sanchez · 46 P.3d 774
State v. Sanchez · 146 Wash. 2d 339
State v. MacDonald · 183 Wash. 2d 1
State v. Blakely · 111 Wash. App. 851
State of Washington v. Michael Dee Neisler · 191 Wash. App. 259
State v. Blakely · 47 P.3d 149
State v. Jerde · 970 P.2d 781
State of Washington v. Joel R. Ramos · 189 Wash. App. 431
In re the Personal Restraint of Lord · 152 Wash. 2d 182
State v. Talley · 134 Wash. 2d 176
State v. Beaver · 148 Wash. 2d 338
State v. Beaver · 60 P.3d 586
State v. Duncan · 960 P.2d 941
State v. Roberson · 74 P.3d 1208
In Re Lord · 94 P.3d 952
State v. Harrison · 148 Wash. 2d 550
State v. Harrison · 61 P.3d 1104
State v. Talley · 949 P.2d 358
In Re Quinn · 226 P.3d 208
In re the Personal Restraint of Quinn · 154 Wash. App. 816
State v. Williams · 11 P.3d 878
State v. Williams · 103 Wash. App. 231
State v. Oliva · 73 P.3d 1016
State v. Roberson · 118 Wash. App. 151
State v. Armstrong · 109 Wash. App. 458

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